7 big business figures on Brexit - from Dyson to Branson

1. James Dyson

Dyson vacuum cleaner inventor and billionaire, James Dyson is the latest business figure to make clear his views on Brexit. The 70-year-old has declared he believes that the UK and EU may not be able to agree an exit deal.

Speaking on Radio Four on Thursday, Dyson said:

"I think Britain is putting forward very positive suggestions, and they're not being reciprocated by the other side, but that doesn't particularly surprise me and I suspect we will have to leave without a deal,”according to City A.M.

2. Michael O’Leary

Wealthy Irish businessman and chief executive of the low-cost airline RyanAir, Michael O’Leary has made sure that the British and Irish press know where he stands on Brexit.

According to the Guardian, he recently lashed out at Theresa May when she visited Japan, saying that she should be hammering out a good Brexit deal rather than drinking sake.

5. Richard Branson

"Brexit hasn't even happened yet and you're already seeing an impact on medium and small companies in Britain. If we do see a hard Brexit, that will be catastrophic for Britain and damaging for Europe too.”

6. Alan Sugar

British business giant and member of the House of Lords, Alan Sugar, has been very vocal on the subject of Brexit.

At the start of August, the Independent reported the Lord said Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should “100 per cent absolutely be thrown in jail for claiming the NHS would be £350 million richer if Britain left the EU.”

7. Nathan Bostock

The CEO of Santander UK plc has said that his company will cope well with Brexit. According to City A.M., Bostock said in July that:

Richard Wood

Richard Wood is a Masters student in Political Research at the University of Aberdeen and is Head of Media for campaign-group TalkPolitics. Other than politics, he is passionate about travel, running, and writing, as well as all things space-related.